Beth Bolick

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Rush University Medical Center
College of Nursing
Women, Children, and Family Health Nursing
Assistant ProfessorAppointed: 1995
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Mailing Address

Rush University College of Nursing
600 S. Paulina St. Ste. 1080
Chicago, Illinois 60612
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (312) 942-3646
Fax: (312) 942-2549
Beth_N_Bolick@rush.edu

Qualifications

Doctor of Nursing Practice, Rush University Medical Center, Executive Leadership, 2007.
M.S., Rush University Medical Center, Pediatric Nursing, 1995.
NP, Rush University Medical Center, Pediatric Critical Care Nursing, 1995.
R.N., Marquette University, Nursing, 1978.

Expertise and Research Interests

Specialty Coordinator of the Acute/Chronic Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (AC PNP) Program.
Work experience includes: pediatric emergency department, pediatric intensive care, and neonatal intensive care.
Doctoral work in palliative care throughout the lifespan.

Other Expertise

Member of Emergency Nurses Association(ENA)Task Force to Revise the Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC) program 2002- Present. Also member of 1998 Task Force.

Member of Advisory Committee Task Force to develop the first Pediatric Nurse Practitioner exam for those specializing in the care of acute/chronically ill infants/children. Coordinated by the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB)2002-Present. This project included a role delineation survey, exam blueprint development, item writing, and curriculum requirements.

ELNEC and EPEC Trainor.

Frequent lecturer on child maltreatment.

Work with the Illinois Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) on facility recognition, standards, and protocols.

PALS, NRP, and BLS instructor.

Doctoral work on palliative care services within an academic medical center.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Child or Maternal Health, Critical Care, Emergency Health Services, Nursing, Pediatrics.

Additional Terms:

Pediatric Acute Care, Pediatric Chronic Care, Pediatric Critical Care, Pediatric Emergency Care.

Memberships

American Association of Critical Care Nurses
Association of Faculties of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
Emergency Nurses Association
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties

Honors and Awards

2007-2008, Nurse Educator Fellowship Award, Illinois Board of Higher Education
2005, Faculty Clinical Practice Award, College of Nursing, Rush University

Previous Positions

2003-2008, Assistant Professor, Rush University Medical Center
1995-2004, Nurse Practitioner, Rush University Medical Center, PICU
1982-1995, Clinical Educator, Children's Memorial Hospital, Emergency Department
1979, Staff Nurse, Orange County Children's Hospital, NICU/PICU
1978, Staff Nurse, Milwaukee Children's Hospital, PICU

Publications

  • Bolick (2007) Musculoskeletal System In Verger and Lebet (eds), AACN Procedure Manual for Pediatric Acute and Critical Care, Elsevier (bookchapter)
  • Hawkins, Bolick, Emergency Nurses Pediatric Course, 3rd, Emergency Nurses Association, 2004
  • Broome, Bolick, Core Curriculum for Pediatric Nursing, Janetti, 1999
  • Broome, Bolick, Comprehensive Care of the Pediatric Patient Prehospital-Rehabilitation, Emergency Nurses Association, 1998
  • Woodring, Bolick, Standards and Guidelines for Pre-Licensure and Professional Education for the Nursing Care of Infants and Children, US Government Printing Office, 1998
  • Emsc, Bolick, Pediatric Resource Manual, Illinois Department of Public Health, 1997
  • Kelley, Bolick, Pediatric Emergency Nursing, Appleton & Lange, 1994
  • Wright, Bolick, Compartment Syndrome, Pediatric Emergency Care, 1994
  • Nypaver, Bolick, Tympanic Membrane Thermometers, American Journal of Diseases in Children, 1991

Profile Details

Last Verified: 2/15/2008

COS Expertise ID #1022652
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